Jan Camiel Willems, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jan Camiel Willems

Belgian control theorist

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1939

Place of Birth: Bruges, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 31-Aug-2013

Profession: engineer, mathematician, university teacher

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jan Camiel Willems (18 September 1939 – 31 August 2013) was a Belgian mathematical system theorist who has done most of his scientific work while residing in the Netherlands and the United States.
He is most noted for the introduction of the notion of a dissipative system and for the development of the behavioral approach to systems theory.